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Bookings are now open for the annual Black Dog Ride, this time heading to Darwin for the first time. The Top End ride leaves each state at varied times around August 9, arrives on Friday, August 17 and finishes on the Saturday. Riders will be able to take part in the complete event or just …
Riders and non-riders are invited to attend the second annual DV Ride in Ipswich on Sunday (May 7,2017) to raise money and awareness for domestic and family violence and sexual assault support. DV Ride coordinator and Ulysses Club Ipswich Branch secretary Amanda Pamenter says they had more than 400 riders last year but would like to …
The third annual Camp Quality Victory Convoy of motorcycles and trucks on April 30 hopes to raise $150,000 to give 150 Victorian kids the opportunity to attend camp. Camp Quality Victoria spokeswoman Jo McKeown says the event started in 2015 with 252 participants and grew to 374 trucks and 40 motorcycles last year, raising more than …
If you love riding and fishing, you are invited to join the fourth annual 4572km Ride for Autism Queensland from Brisbane to Cooktown and back. The riders and anglers will ride to some of Queensland’s most beautiful and secluded places for fishing, camping and other activities from July 2 to 16, 2016. Up to 30 riders are expected …
Organisers of the Father Bob Toy Run in Melbourne’s St Kilda on Sunday, December 13, 2015, are looking for some help. Independent Riders Group spokesman Damien Codognotto says they will hold a dry run for the event from 10.30am to noon on Sunday, November 29. He says they are looking for volunteers to be marshals and officials, a licensed electrician …
“Bra Maids” will help organise riders in the 14th annual Bras n Bikes Breast Cancer Fundraiser Ride run on Sunday, October 25, 2015, organised by Sunshine Coast women’s riding group, Girl Torque. Group leader Judy Noakes says there were more than 430 riders and 100 pillions last year, but says they can handle more this …
A date for the Independent Riders Group Toy Run for Father Bob in Melbourne has now been confirmed after a clash with other local community events. It will now run from 9am to 3pm on Sunday, December 13, 2015, not December 6 as original planned. The venue is O’Donnell Gardens next to Luna Park in …
The challenge is to ride more than 650 miles (1046km) around Lake Erie, the 10th biggest lake in the world, on any motorcycle less than 250cc in the shortest amount of time, all in the name of charity. The annual Lake Erie Loop raises money for the Aluminum Cans for Burned Children Foundation and is held in June. …
Sandra Moran has been riding bikes all her life, so when she lost her son, Jaie, to suicide it seemed natural to just want to ride. On April 1, 2014, Jaie Moran, sadly and suddenly took his life two days after his 22nd birthday. He is survived by his fiancée Jade and eight-month-old daughter Poppy. …
Shadow Riders Australia sounds like a sinister organisation of shadowy riders prowling the darkened back streets, but it is far from being a sinister group. The Shadow Riders Australia website was created in July 2009 to allow riders of the popular Honda Shadow to interact and the result has been many charity rides. The Honda …